WIXY's Gone Bananas

I'm writing this post because of some disturbing news. This past week a local teenager committed suicide, a result of being bullied. According to word on the street, he was bullied because he was different. In what way was he different? I don't know. Does it matter? No. This coming Friday is the 3rd anniversary of my brother's passing away. He was epileptic and developmentally disabled, today's politically correct term. He was also a target of much bullying because of the fact that he got upset easily. I had the same problem because I never learned how to defend myself without causing more trouble for myself. And my dad told me that if I ever got into trouble for fighting, I would be beat when I got home. Thing about bullying is that the bully always goes after those who can't defend themselves, for whatever reason. And nowadays, with schools adhering to a "zero tolerance policy," most of the time those who do the bullying get off scott free. And most bull...

In April of 2009, I was headed out to my son's apartment when my cell phone rang. At the other end was Paul Rado . He was informing me that he had just been let go from his job as producer of the Mike Trivisonno show on WTAM/1100. This was a part of the never ending cost cutting measures in the world of radio. I wrote a post about here the next day , and Paul was gracious enough to leave a comment thanking everybody for their well wishes as well as some other insight- " To all, Thank you for your well wishes. (if you well wished us) I was taught that when someone says something negative about you it'll only hurt you if you let it hurt you. I'm not reacting to the dismissal as a negative, them saying I'm not good enough to be on radio. I'm going to treat it as an opportunity to go somewhere else and continue entertaining the radio or TV audience in a credible and informative way. But this time from in front. Ever since elementary school I've been standing in...

*News Flash: The Cleveland Cavaliers have set a new record for a losing streak during the season.* Cliff Note: So what else is new? As most know, I live in a region that has been devoid of a major sports championship now going on 47 years. Most of the time, the teams lose more than win, and during the rare occasion which it looks like the "curse" may be broken, something happens. Things like "red right 88", "The Shot", "The Drive," "The Fumble", and most recently, "The Decision." There's one of two things a resident of Northeast Ohio can do: One is bear with it, and the other thing is move. Seeing that sports is not the be all and end all in my life, I choose the former. Being in my mid fifties, I know that there is more important things to life than sports and since I no longer work in Cleveland, I don't have the emotional attachment to the town or their teams. I also think that Major League Baseball and the National...